Prathna, TC and Raichur, Ashok M and Chandrasekaran, N and Mukherjee, Amitava (2013) Process Development for Functionalization of Cotton with Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Bio-based Approaches. In: CURRENT NANOSCIENCE, 9 (4). pp. 479-488.
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Cotton is a widely used raw material for textiles but drawbacks regarding their poor mechanical properties often limit their applications as functional materials. The present investigation involved process development for one step coating of cotton with silver nanoparticles (SNP) synthesized using Azadirachta indica and Citrus limon extract to develop functional textiles. Addition of starch to functional textiles led to efficient binding of nanoparticles to fabric and led to drastic decrease in release of silver from fabricated textiles after ten washing cycles enhancing their environment friendliness. Differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR analysis and mechanical studies demonstrated efficient binding of nanoparticles to fabric through bio-based processes. The functionalized textiles developed by the bio-based methods showed significant antibacterial activity against E. coli and S. aureus (with 99% microbial reduction). Present work offers a simple procedure for coating SNP using bio-based approaches with promising applications in specialized functions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | CURRENT NANOSCIENCE |
| Publisher: | BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article is belongs to BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
| Keywords: | Silver nanoparticle; A. indica; C. limon; textile; binding; antimicrobial activity |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy) |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2013 14:52 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2013 14:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/47438 |
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